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Must-Know Mexican Slang Words and Phrases S1 #1 - Some of the Most Common Slang Expressions in Mexico

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🗓️ 6 February 2025

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learn how to use common slang terms in Mexico

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0:00.0

Hi everyone and welcome to SpanishPod 101.com.

0:18.7

I'm Eric.

0:19.5

And I'm Laura.

0:23.8

This is must-know Mexican slang words and phrases,

0:29.8

season one, lesson one. In this lesson, you'll learn some of the most common slang expressions in Mexico. These are expressions you'll hear around any Mexican city as part of an interaction and daily

0:36.6

life.

0:40.0

The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are,

0:42.4

What on da, Mande,

0:46.5

What's our first expression?

0:47.7

What on da?

0:50.5

Literally meaning, what wave?

0:53.6

But when it's used as a slang expression, it means,

0:54.8

What's up? Hello? What on? But when it's used as a slang expression, it means, what's up? Hello.

0:59.8

What on da? What on da? Listeners, please repeat.

1:13.6

Use this slang expression when you want to greet somebody. Be careful when you use this phrase because it's very informal and should only be used with people that are friends.

1:16.1

Now let's hear an example sentence.

1:18.5

What on da, where's you go?

1:22.9

What's up?

1:25.5

Where are you going?

1:26.9

What's the? Where are you going? What on da? Where you vas?

1:29.5

Okay, what's the next expression?

1:31.7

Mandé?

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